CUTS
Love is Crazy...

Yesterday's conversation with his sister turned out to make Abu not calm. “What's up, Abu? I've been Abu's wife for decades, like the grief we've been through together. Hasn't it been enough to prove that I'm worthy of being a place for Abu to share his troubles? Did God not send his servants to marry so that their lives would be quiet? What good would I be if I just stared at Abu who kept thinking things through himself without even sharing a bit with me?”

Abu approached his wife with a feeling of guilt. Umi often caught Abu standing by the window at midnight.

“Umi, a lot of what Abu wants to convey but all that is stuck here.” Abu said while hitting his chest slowly.

Umi grabs Abu's hand and kisses the reverence of the husband's hand that has been for decades accompanying his days. “If we are together, God willing we can face everything.” Abu looked into the eyes full of confidence of his wife while holding firmly the hand that was no longer young.

Abu told Umi everything from his meeting with Khalid to the content of his conversation with his sister. “Abu, let Umi think for a while may Allah give you a hint. Let's sleep, we must have enough energy to face tomorrow.” a smile rises from the corner of Abu's lips.

As tough as a man is, he definitely needs a woman to strengthen.

Towards dawn, Abu and Umi who had just finished congregational prayers in the room now sat facing each other after Umi held Abu to keep from leaving.

“Abu, Umi thought it would be nice if Cut we place in the hospital. It was the only place that was quite safe and far away from the two men. We can also go back to the store without worrying if the two men come. Hows it? We cannot go back to the village with the situation as it is now. The house is no longer there either. If we go home to relatives, it will be the same as it is now. So we better go home to the store. Leave Cut there, we can visit him at any time.”

Abu smiles in relief, “Why didn't Abu think of before ya?” ask Abu.

“Because Abu thought of everything himself, but not necessarily finished with Abu pendam himself.” Umi taunted who made Abu laugh.

“Abu, Umi is still able to face all the problems of our family with Abu. So, no matter what happens tomorrow. Please, Abu talk to Umi!”

“Im sorry, Ash. Ash just won't add to the burden of Umi.”'s mind

“Seeing Ash every night standing by the window while staring at the sky has added to the mind of Umi.”

“Im sorry, Abu.”

The two husband and wife who were not young again finally reconciled with their respective thoughts. After breakfast, Abu conveyed his intentions to his sister's family.

“Why arrive want to insert Cut there? Who will look after him at night?” Mak Cek Siti tried to prevent the decision of Abu. His brother also rejected the decision. However, Abu has agreed with Umi to determine the fate of their daughter.

“Kak, why does Cut have to go there? Is Kak Mah uncomfortable staying with us?” ask Mak Cek Siti on Umi.

“It's not so, Siti. The existence of Cut here can cause problems for you. We don't want any family to be victimized by Cut.”

“Why did Dad let them take Cut to a mental hospital? I should have kept Bang Din from staying with us.” Pinta the wife.

“Mamak itself has been detained right? What works?” Mak Cek Siti shook her head quickly.

“Bang Din is old but his stance is firm. If you have made a difficult decision to prevent. Let it go, maybe they have their own thoughts. Although it is still a close family, we cannot interfere in their household affairs too deeply. Just giving advice or opinions is still reasonable but if it reaches like Mamak earlier, it should not. Cut it's their child, we don't have the right to set it.”

“If Mamak loves Cut, look at him! Ask him to talk just like he did when he was living with us. Dad loved her too much. Everything he experienced was very heavy, may God give him healing.”

“Amin..”

Months later without notice Cut had been in the provincial mental hospital for six months. His condition has improved a little, although he rarely speaks. He spends his time reading, sweeping, planting crops and watering them. A variety of positive activities were given to divert Cut's mind.

This therapy is quite successful. He also often helps the staff in the kitchen. Making various foods for patients. Cut was happy, he smiled often. When the planted flower blooms, it will keep smiling all day. Life there is so much fun. Many nurses were good friends with him.

The last month Cut's activities began to increase. He started playing with the computer. Based on the information provided by the family, the doctor who handled Cut from the beginning began to direct Cut to various skills that he had been engaged in. Every day, the doctor will give you a piece of paper containing some writing to be retyped by Cut.

From easy writing to table building and slowly start to the difficult lessons. All of that is given gradually in the supervision of doctors and psychiatrists. Day after day Cut's skills grew, he started greeting the nurses first. Smile or call first.

A man has just come out of the psychiatrist's room dealing with Cut all this time. He continued to step into the front yard where Cut was planting crops. A smile rose from his lips when he saw the heart that he had long missed. Today, he does not wear his military uniform. He came with the Cut family after the day before he met Abu at the shophouse.

The day before he came to look for shophouse where Abu sells by wearing ordinary clothes even arguably not worth wearing. He disguised himself as a beggar in shabby clothes and a disheveled face. No Rendra is handsome, drizzly and clean.

His colleagues were surprised when they heard his plan tomorrow. They laughed at him as long as Rendra was ornate. Just in case, some heavily armed soldiers were already in the market area to protect their commanders.

“Mlekom..” said Rendra in a made-up tone while looking up at Abu.

The location of Abu shop is right in front of the fish market so that it does not make it difficult for Rendra to search. To avoid suspicion, he first stopped by several shops to ask for alms. He also got a pack of rice from the mothers of rice sellers in one of the coffee shops.

There were also some soldiers who were drinking coffee. Some of them glanced at Rendra with mocking smiles while shaking their heads.

“Love can make people crazy.” Speak Revelation with a slightly hardened voice so that Rendra hears. The laughter of some of his colleagues increasingly made the Revelation open while glancing at Rendra who pretended not to care.

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